Redwood Financial Advisors

(507) 637-8139

We are passionate about educating and empowering our clients. By doing so, we can build your confidence to navigate each stage of your journey. We pride ourselves on giving practical advice and digging into creative ways to plan for your future.

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Our team story

Want to pursue lifelong dreams while supporting people and causes you care about? With our guidance, you can get there. Tell us where you are today. Driven by your goals and values, we'll draw on our industry expertise to help you map out a path to a more secure financial future.

Our team

Nancy Hansen

CFP®, CLU®, CAP®, LUTCF®, FICF, FIC, CLTC®, CKA®, BFA™

Financial Advisor

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Nate Scharlemann

ChFC®, CLU®, FIC, RICP®

Financial Advisor

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Pat Hansen

FIC

Associate Financial Advisor

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Meagan Matich

ChSNC®

Financial Associate

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Jacob Hansen

Financial Advisor

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Jeff Scharlemann

Practice Supt Associate

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Kelly Pierson

Insurance Associate

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Amber Bluhm

Insurance Associate

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Jed Hansen

Insurance Associate

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How we work with you

Our goal is to connect with each of our clients on a personal level. Building your financial future and goals is a very individualized need. We hope to meet you where you are in your financial planning journey and walk you through each step of the process until we have built a plan that reflects your wants and needs. We then continue to be there through each stage of your life.

Redwood Financial Advisors can also address the complex financial situations of families who have loved ones with special needs.

Our solutions

Special Needs Planning

A focus on special needs financial planning.

Dedicated planning services

Collaborate with a financial advisor to get personalized recommendations in your best interest.

Advice services

Achieve financial clarity and confidence as you work toward your financial goals and dreams.

About Thrivent

How we’re different

At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking, and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they've been given.

Community impact

St. John Church Roof Repair

Teamed up with the community to raise funds for a much need roof repair.

Gilfillan Estate Action Team

We joined the community to support a waterfall build and garden project at the beautiful Gilfillan Estate.

Kickin' Cancer Burger Drive

We offered a drive-thru burger event – served with chips and water; facilitated donations to the organization; had a sign-up for t-shirt orders & luminaries

Thrivent membership benefits

When you join Thrivent, you become part of something bigger. You share in the collective ownership of our company and you’re part of a community of people looking out for others. In addition to Thrivent’s financial expertise and solutions, membership provides eligible clients with tools and resources to make it easy to give of yourself and live a more meaningful life.

Additional Information

While working with Redwood Financial Advisors and throughout your entire financial journey, questions are sure to arise. We can help you find the answers. Following are common questions and answers from individuals just like you.

Events

Thrivent Choice

THRIVENT CHOICE®️ Strengthening communities. Changing lives. The Thrivent Choice program gives eligible Thrivent members the power to recommend where some of Thrivent’s charitable outreach funds are distributed, using a vehicle called Choice Dollars®️. Making a measurable difference Since its inception in 2010, Thrivent has provided more than $490 million in charitable outreach funds through Thrivent Choice, to help support the initiatives of churches, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations.

Thrivent Choice provides an online giving platform where persons can make personal donations. And Thrivent pays the processing fees, so 100% of the donation goes to help make an impact.*

Check out the extensive list of eligible nonprofit organizations in the Thrivent Choice catalog at www.thrivent.com/choicedollars. Don’t see the organization you wish to support? Thrivent members can nominate churches and nonprofit organizations for inclusion in the program!

To learn more, visit our website at www.thrivent.com/choicedollars or click on the REGISTER button to visit the Choice Dollars page on Thrivent.com.

To direct, donate or learn more visit www.thrivent.com/choicedollars or click on the register button below.

* Thrivent will pay up to $300,000 in online processing fees per calendar year for personal donations made through Thrivent's online giving platform.

The Thrivent Choice®️ charitable grant program engages Thrivent members in providing grants that support charitable activities, furthering Thrivent's mission and its purposes under state law. All grant decisions, including grant recipients and amounts, are made at the sole discretion of Thrivent. Directing Choice Dollars®️ is subject to the program's terms and conditions available at thrivent.com/thriventchoice

No products will be sold. For additional disclosures, see Thrivent.com/social

Create more breathing room with Money Canvas

Money Canvas is a free online program that helps you build healthier budgeting, saving, and spending habits. Over the course of three virtual sessions with your Money Guide, you will build confidence and learn to manage your money mindfully. Money Canvas offers three guided sessions that work together to help you free up more money to put toward your financial priorities. Your Money Guide will stick with you throughout the program and help you build new money management skills at your own pace. Each session lasts about one hour and tackles a unique aspect of day-to-day finances. Coaching is available in English and Spanish visit thrivent.com/moneycanvas or click on the REGISTER button to visit the Money Canvas website.

No products will be sold. For additional disclosures, see thrivent.com/social

Thrivent Action Teams

Make a difference in your community, with your community! Supporting your community is easy with Thrivent Action Teams. Apply to lead a group in a fundraiser, educational event or service activity. Then, gather a team of volunteers to make an impact together. Thrivent provides a customized kit of resources, along with up to $250 of seed money, to kickstart your project. Your team provides the passion to bring it to life. To learn more, visit our website at www.thrivent.com/actionteams or click on the REGISTER button to visit the Thrivent Action Team page on Thrivent.com.

No products will be sold. For additional disclosures, see thrivent.com/social

Strong and stable

We are proud to be part of Thrivent, a company with a long heritage of financial strength and fiscal stability. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has helped people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a Fortune 500 company, offering a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million clients, as well as the communities in which they live and work.

News and insights

Ever notice how luxuries sometimes become necessities? When your spending increases along with your income, this is known as “lifestyle creep.” Here's how you can stay in control: ✔️ Set a budget that works for you and is realistic. ✔️ Keep tabs on your spending habits. ✔️ Be mindful of new purchases. ✔️ Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Read more about lifestyle creep and how to avoid it: https://bit.ly/3b1YbRE

Be a part of Thrivent’s 2024 Calendar! Submit your original photography or artwork by June 30, to help bring next year’s theme – “Perspective” – to life. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JZXntY

"It’s just really interesting when you can see values around money transferring from one generation down to the next … and the Bible tells us to take care of future generations.” – Nancy Hansen, Thrivent Financial Advisor. Read more in Thrivent Magazine about how we can help you manage multigenerational financial goals. https://www.thrivent.com/insights/financial-planning/advice-through-the-generations

Contact

Office information

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Address:

809 E. Bridge St
Redwood Falls, MN 56283

Phone:

(507) 637-8139

Fax:

(833) 419-3195

Operating hours:

Monday through Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Designations

For additional information on professional designations and the requirements to earn them, visit https://www.thrivent.com/designations/

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the CFP® certification mark, the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification mark, and the CFP® certification mark (with plaque design) logo in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Thrivent financial advisors and professionals may choose to brand as a team using a unique marketing name. This marketing name is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, insurance agency, federal savings bank, or separate legal entity.

Licensing is available through your State Insurance Department’s website, which can be located through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners website.

Thrivent and its financial professionals do not provide legal, accounting or tax advice. Consult your attorney or tax professional.

Thrivent financial professionals have general knowledge of the Social Security tenets. For complete details on your situation, contact the Social Security Administration.

Not all team members may provide all products, programs and services in all states.

Thrivent provides advice and guidance through its Financial Planning Framework that generally includes a review and analysis of a client’s financial situation. A client may choose to further their planning engagement with Thrivent through its Dedicated Planning Services (an investment advisory service) that results in written recommendations for a fee.

Thrivent is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance products issued by Thrivent. Not available in all states. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., a registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC, and a subsidiary of Thrivent. Licensed agent/producer of Thrivent. Registered representative of Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Thrivent.com/disclosures.

Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s BrokerCheck for more information about our financial advisors.